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From this reading ILLER-STREAM, 28th of April, 18--.
28th
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From this reading ILLER-STREAM, 28th of April, 18--.
anew
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading ILLER-STREAM, 28th of April, 18--.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
promote over another
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
yet to be or coming
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
a young female
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
a social unit living together
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
ILLER-STREAM
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From this reading ILLER-STREAM, 28th of April, 18--.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
immediately past
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
go away from a place
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
mailedadjectiveUS /meɪld/
wearing protective mail
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
MinanounUS /ˈmiːnə/
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
not any; not one
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
reignsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “reign” — a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
superintendverb
watch and direct
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
ViennanounUS /viˈenə/
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: My trip to Vienna, which I have put off again and again, at last has to be made.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The contents of the letter, which the little girl had taken to be mailed, were as follows:
which person or people
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As I must leave in the near future, I am asking you the great favor of spending the summer here to superintend my household.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am counting greatly on your good influence on my child, who has had practically no education, although Miss Mina, my housekeeper, has of course done her best, with the help of our good Esther, who reigns in the kitchen.
